A medical resident has been accused of making anti-Semitic comments online, including a promise to 'purposely give [Jews] the wrong medications'

The Cleveland Clinic confirmed on Monday that a resident who
posted anti-Semitic messages online is no longer employed by the
prestigious medical center.

Between 2011 and 2017, Dr. Lara Kollab posted several
anti-Semitic remarks online including one in which she reportedly
said she would "purposely give all the [Jews] the wrong meds."

The comments were first reported by Canary Mission, an
organization that tracks individuals and organizations who
"promote hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews on North American
college campuses."

The Cleveland Clinic confirmed on Monday that a medical resident
who was outed for tweeting anti-Semitic posts is no longer
employed by the prestigious hospital.

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The hospital wouldn't say directly whether Dr. Lara Kollab was
fired for the racist tweets, but its statement said it "was
recently made aware of comments posted to social media by a
former employee" and that "she is no longer working at Cleveland
Clinic."

"In no way do these beliefs reflect those of our organization,"
the Cleveland Clinic added in its statement. "We fully embrace
diversity, inclusion and a culture of safety and respect across
our entire health system."

Kollab worked as a supervised resident at the hospital from July
to September of 2018, the clinic said.

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Her racist tweets were first made public by Canary
Mission, a website that doxes individuals and organizations
that express anti-Semitic and pro-Palestinian sentiments.

The website mined the physician's social media profile for dozens
of such tweets, all of which were written between 2011 and 2017.

Perhaps the most shocking was one that Canary Mission documented
was written in January 2012, in which she promised to "purposely
give all the yahood [Jews] the wrong meds."

According to her LinkedIn page that Canary Mission documented
before it was deleted, Kollab went to medical school at the
Jewish-founded Touro College in New
York City. In 2013, she complained that it was "annoying to go to
school in a city full of Jews because everywhere I go I hear
about the wonderful [I]srael," according to Canary Mission.

In other tweets, she reportedly downplayed the Holocaust and
expresseed support for pro-Palestine groups.

"I don't mean to sound insensitive but I have a REALLY hard time
feeling bad about [the] Holocaust seeing as the ppl who were in
it now kill my ppl," she said in another tweet seen by Canary
Mission.

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The Cleveland Clinic confirmed that a medical resident is no longer working at the hospital, after her anti-Semitic tweets were discovered online.

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Kollab's medical license, which was issued by the State Medical
Board of Ohio in July, is still active, according to public
records The Cleveland Plain Dealer
reviewed.

"Her certificate is valid as long as the individual is actively
part of the program which was indicated on the training
certificate application by the supervising entity," Tessie
Pollock, the board's director of communications, told
Fox News. "It is the Mission of the State Medical Board of
Ohio to protect the health and safety of all Ohioans. Malicious
acts and attitudes toward any population go against the Medical
Practices Act and are denounced by the board."

INSIDER reached out to Kollab for comment on Wednesday but did
not receive a response.

There has been a marked increase in anti-Semitism in the US. In
February, the Anti-Defamation League released a
report showing a 60% increase in anti-Semitic incidents in
2017 over 2016.

It was the largest single-year increase on record and the
second-highest number the ADL reported since the organization
started tracking such incidents in the 1970s.